Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-08-11

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A rain in neca s. I f;tfrf indeed

A rain in need ~ fllFlesd'
veRysre gsle's in IS tsw B
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rain.
There is a good corn crop prospect on
Crooked Greet. 90 u ( Ill
Since the late rains. the late corn crop
will yYrllisa4IInLl 4ir.>'
There was a fan Of e1-iOO inches of
rain on Thursday night ~,uz~n =
The propose! circus seems to have
given RI ihesgSg.SI2<gan 4 .amTa
Lawrence Boyd returned Friday from
a short. visit iQ Garden City.
The watermelon trade seems to have
corner on thed12lJ.et-npw 4 II
J..r.-mctcatf- -t.,ifs -orficc stilf-contin-
ues in his wanasz.as~ 5 -. 50 - 9.
Henry Wilkins@n has retulned: home.
after a lengthy If u ne sask 5s.1
Miss Ida sofyeI Of Belprc, Kan, was
visiting Mrs T. G Reynolds Sunday
FL. Miller lcfttast week os, a visit to
his "a, faFhiE III vi & G I IESlden RIFe 81
Prof Aiken Is in Ness City, Kan, con
Quoting "a Normal institute at that place.
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There were many pleasant faces to be
seen on the streets after the rains last
week
A new sidewalk, u feet in width, has
been laid in front Of McLeod's livery
stable
Z. G. ,Nettletor, Of La11ied. was here
Saturday visitinsihis brother. an employee
of the Glqbe. 4. III
There rs no compliant from the work
ing men hccaQsg of trouble to obtain
work in town.
The Presbyterian church choir is suf
ferine SERIOUS 4oss in the ABSENCE of
Mrs. Van Wet who is visiting in Chi
cago.
Uncle Jimmy Martin says that he don't
believe that God'p,dc the flies, but that
he s,elievcs tilat 5he devil had something
to do with it,
Plover shootingis all the go among the
sportsman now. Se1erai large lunches
of the gamey birds haYe neen brought in
by the local hunters lately.
Miss Turner Of EARNED, sister of Con |
tluctor w II. Turner. is IN thrc.cit Wis
itingrinr brother, she is stopping at
the residence ~ Mrs. Vorhis -
The Ford county institute is now in
session in sthis city the Second ward
publicsschoclfiu Prof N. Abbot.
E. ID. Webb, +. 4. Lee and John Groen- !
dyke are the instructors. 81. r., <. =
B. Schwab, OF Cincinnati, brother to
Sam Schwab, proprietor 10 the Hub cloth
ing store, is here Tor the purpose of en-
engaging il ltsnsinessewithh his brother.
DIR. O. II. Simpson is moving to his new
uuarfers overs+l@ Bee Hive clothing
store. i This is q gerE, advantageous To-
cation, and, he proposes to- fit up the
finest suit Of dental parlors IN the west
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The elegant lnirror belonging to the
Delinoaico ,I4e4el..I4as been shipped to
Trinidad, ColQrudp It's place VIII be
win blhercostly fu .-piture'
Judge r. Z. Burns. of the southeast
part of Ford county, was in the CIV |
Thursday, IL, says :. bis corn crop will |
turn out vel &1sle Corn issgood gehert
ally in that part OF the county.
This section was blessed with good
heavy rain Thursday night The air has
become much, pspier. and ii is not likely
the atmosphere viii become charged with
such a degree OF heat againthis summer.
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ETC., Mr.. BuXe threshed 235 bushels of
wheat yesterda., and Mr.. Knauber about >
los soiherpA,ios in the ueighborhood
some four miles east Of town-are pre-
pairing TO lTTYsfi.s s;pSarssillc Blade.
There is,,asxia4ge, quantity of buffalo /,
grass beisg ksu Slory1ay this season.
Though rather close to the ground, it is
to be had in considerable quantity and it
makes the very best of feed -Speareville
Blade.
r,,,-.-,. .,EoI,D. HAS, Aug. D., 1887.
The second annual Fair OF the Ford
District Agricultural Association will be
held on "Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. October 9th, OH and eth, 1887.
5El&J1 C. d. BAXTER, Secretary
The FowlcfCitft Graphic says the corn
cropin Meade county is already assured,
and viii be the heaviest ever raised in the